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September 8, 2024

FERC & Federal

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the transmission of electricity, natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, as well as regulating hydroelectric dams and natural gas facilities. 
EPSA Asks Supreme Court to Review ZEC Rulings
Several power producers joined the Electric Power Supply Association in petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to review appellate court rulings upholding the New York and Illinois zero-emission credit programs.
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McNamee Declines to Commit to Resilience Docket Recusal
FERC's Bernard McNamee informed Democrats that ethics advisers said he was not required to recuse himself from the commission’s resilience inquiry.
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FERC Discloses Data Behind New England ROE Order
FERC disclosed data underlying its new formula for setting ROE rates for New England transmission owners and explained how it influenced the methodology.
Counterflow: Reliability Costs, Fox-Henhouse Regulation
Steve Huntoon, our Counteflow columnist, looks back at 4 years of his "scribblings" to see what he got right, what he got wrong, and what’s happened since.
FERC’s McIntyre Loses Cancer Battle
Former FERC Chairman Kevin J. McIntyre died Wednesday following an 18-month battle with a brain tumor that had sidelined him since last summer.
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Critics: CEII Rule a Trojan Horse for Coal, Nuke Bailouts
Critics said the U.S. DOE’s proposal for designating electric infrastructure information could be a Trojan horse to subsidize coal and nuclear power.
Cal Fire
Trump Administration Fiddled While California Burned
2018 brought chilling warnings about the growing dangers of climate change, but President Trump continued to question the reality of a warming planet.
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Ailing Chair, Resilience Inquiry Topped FERC News in 2018
FERC begins 2019 with a new chairman and renewed questions about whether it will resist President Trump's efforts to deliver on his pledges to coal.
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GAO: No Consensus on GMD Risk to Grid
A GAO report on geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) found a lack of consensus on how much of a risk they pose to U.S. electric grid reliability.
CORRECTED: FERC Acts on Transcos’ Revised Tax Calculations
FERC acted on tariff filings by more than a dozen transmission owners to correct how they calculate accumulated deferred income tax balances.

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